Hi, I had the same issue. At first, I started using Whatsapp Beta, but later when I reinstalled Whatsapp , the issue got resolved. So I'd suggest reinstalling it.
On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 4:43 PM [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > I have been struggling with this since a few days ever since I have > changed my laptop. And Whats App accessibility support was absolutely > useless to be blunt-closed the ticket without even responding. > After installing the Whats App on Windows, and downloading any file > initially, there is an announcement by Jaws "Files downloaded will show up > here". And on any subsequent download, it simply says download blocked. > Same happens if you restart Whats App. The announcement comes as "Download > Blocked". > I have checked the notification / action center, all associated settings, > including automatic media download (though both are different issues), and > nothing works except reinstalling the Whats App. > Friends with eyesight are also not able to track down this notification. > And this has made my daily job extremely difficult. > I am using Jaws 2026 on Windows 11 with Surface Pro and Whats App > available on Microsoft Store with all versions being the latest. > I will be extremely thankful if anyone can help me solve this please. > Regards, > Amar Jain > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "AccessIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/1779707601910782889.1779707601%40amarjain.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/1779707601910782889.1779707601%40amarjain.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Thanks/regards: Vaibhav Bhandari -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CADDLUp38CX6U5jnzQ_pxKr3BB_KYQsod0NN14ghYB4jKQytT-w%40mail.gmail.com.
